Wisdom of Solomon 16 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition（CEVDCI）

15No one can escape from you, our God.

16And when those evil Egyptians rejected you and tried to escape, you punished them with your mighty arm and wiped them out with rainstorms, hailstones, and fiery lightning.

17Although water is used to put out a fire, an amazing thing happened—the water made the fire even more destructive, because nature itself protects good people.

18One time you kept the fire under control, so that it would not destroy the frogs and flies that were sent to punish those pagans and to let them know you were the one doing all of this.

19But at another time, you let it burn out of control—even in water—to wipe out the crops in that evil country.

20 that food of angels, the bread you sent down from heaven. It satisfied their hunger and tasted delicious.

21Your care for your people was as sweet as this bread that everyone enjoyed so much.

22And though the bread was frail as snowflakes, it did not melt in the fiery flames that your enemies saw destroying their crops during the hailstorm.

23Contrary to nature, the fire did not spread to the crops of your people.

24All of creation serves you, its Creator, and uses its power to punish those who are evil and to show kindness to those who trust in you.

25And so on that occasion, the forces of the universe changed the way they work, in order to serve your purpose by answering the prayers

26of your precious children. This was also your way of teaching them not to depend upon their crops, but rather to depend upon your word, since it takes care of those who trust you.

27Even the manna that survived the fire then melted in the warmth of the sun.

28This shows that we must rise before dawn to pray to you,

29because if we are ungrateful, our hope will melt like frost and flow away like dirty water.